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Tobias vs Vegard

Tobias and Vegardcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Tobias was ranked #15 and Vegard #219 among boys in Norway.

Tobias and Vegard over time

Tobias and Vegard appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Vegard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tobias in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1998, Tobias moved ahead of Vegard in Norway · Boys — #35 and #32 the year before became #18 and #33.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #513 and #104 in 1967 to #15 and #219 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Tobias and Vegard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #15 and #219.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1967–2025

    Tobias held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Vegard in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Tobias #1 in 2005, Vegard #19 in 1987.

    The order changed in 1998: Tobias moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #35 and #32; by 1998 that had become #18 and #33.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Tobias #15, Vegard #219.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Tobias

Pairs where Tobias shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Vegard

Pairs where Vegard shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Tobias, Vegard
FieldTobiasVegard
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningTraditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German traditionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/tʊ.ˈbiː.as/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #15 (2025)Norway · Boys #219 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Vegard does not have one recorded yet.
  • Tobias and Vegard both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Vegard doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Tobias

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #116 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Vegard

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #219 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys